The Cold War Quiz

What was the Cold War?

• A military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union

• A long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe

• A trade war involving economic sanctions between Eastern and Western countries

• An ideological campaign within the United States against capitalism

What event marked the end of the Cold War?

• The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• The Berlin Airlift

• The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

• The start of the Korean War

What was the "Iron Curtain"?

• A metaphorical reference to the division of Berlin

• The physical wall that divided East and West Berlin

• The boundary which divided Europe into two separate areas of political influence and ideology

• A secret operation conducted during the Cold War

How did the United States attempt to stop the spread of communism in Berlin?

• By initiating the Korean War

• Through the establishment of NATO

• By conducting the Berlin Airlift

• By signing a peace treaty with the Soviet Union

What was the main purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• To provide economic aid to war-torn European countries

• To resist the spread of Communism and protect against its forces

• To establish a trade alliance between the United States and Europe

• To coordinate military strategies between the United States and the Soviet Union

What does the term "Red Scare" refer to?

• The fear of a nuclear war during the Cold War

• The economic crisis in the United States caused by the Cold War

• Periods of extreme anti-communism in the United States

• The spread of communism in Eastern Europe

What does the term McCarthyism refer to?

• A political strategy used during the Cold War

• The persecution of innocent people using unproven allegations of communism in the 1950s

• A type of propaganda used by the Soviet Union

• An economic policy in the United States during the 1950s

Who led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War?

• Fidel Castro

• Winston Churchill

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A trade embargo imposed by the Soviet Union on Cuba

• The Soviet Union placing missiles in the United States

• The Soviet Union placed missiles on the island of Cuba, nearly leading to nuclear war

• A peace treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union

Which two major countries were involved in the Vietnam War?

• United States and Soviet Union

• China and United States

• North Vietnam and South Vietnam

• United States and North Korea